‘Fast & Furious 6’
Agent Hobbs (Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson) recruits Dom (Vin Diesel) and Brian (Paul Walker) to help bring down a team of high-octane thieves led by former special ops soldier Owen Shaw (Luke Evans). Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges and director Justin Lin return for the latest souped-up sequel in the long-running action series. (Intense sequences of violence and action and mayhem throughout, some sexuality and language) GL
‘The Great Gatsby’
The fifth attempt to adapt F. Scott Fitzgerald’s most celebrated novel to film stars Leonardo DiCaprio in the title role of the enigmatic, nouveau riche playboy; Tobey Maguire as the Long Island neighbor, Nick Carraway, who is drawn into Gatsby’s dangerously decadent world; and Carey Mulligan as Daisy Buchanan, Carraway’s cousin and Gatsby’s old flame. The 1920s-period drama is directed and cowritten for the screen by “Moulin Rouge!” helmer Baz Luhrmann. (Some violent images, sexual content, smoking, partying and brief language) DK
‘The Hangover, Part III’
“The Wolfpack” (Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms and Justin Bartha) return for a hardboiled final chapter in which a gangster (John Goodman) forces them to track down Mr. Chow (Ken Jeong). (Pervasive language including sexual references, some violence and drug content, and brief graphic nudity) GL
‘The Internship’
Two unemployed watch salesmen (Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn) decide to apply for an internship at Google, competing against recent college graduates. (Sexuality, some crude humor, partying and language) WIRE
‘Iron Man 3’
Director Shane Black continues the Tony Stark saga, with Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) facing down The Mandarin (Ben Kingsley) and as well as the repercussions of blowing off a business proposal from Aldrich Killian (Guy Pearce). Rebecca Hall, Gwyneth Paltrow and Don Cheadle also star. (Sequences of intense sci-fi action and violence throughout, and brief suggestive content) MP
‘Man of Steel’
Henry Cavill wears the cape in this latest version of the Superman story, written by David S. Goyer (“The Dark Knight”) and directed by Zack Snyder. (Intense sequences of scifi violence, action and destruction, and for some language) MP
‘Monsters University’
Pixar’s first prequel traces how future champion scarer James P. “Sulley” Sullivan (voice of John Goodman) and his wisecracking pal Mike Wazowski (Billy Crystal) became best friends back in college, years before the events of 2001’s “Monsters, Inc.” WIRE
‘Much Ado About Nothing’
Joss Whedon takes a break from Avenging to create this modern update of William Shakespeare’s comedy. It stars a who’s who of previous Whedon projects, including Amy Acker as Beatrice; Nathan Fillion as Dogberry; Alexis Denisof as Benedick; and Clark Gregg as Leonato. Using the original text, the film was shot in 12 days in Whedon’s house and backyard. (Some sexuality and brief drug use) GL
‘Now You See Me’
A group of renegade magicians (Jesse Eisenberg, Isla Fisher, Woody Harrelson and Dave Franco) are tracked by the FBI after they stage a series of bank heists and reward their audiences with the spoils. Mark Ruffalo, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman and Melanie Laurent co-star in the caper, directed by Louis Leterrier (“Clash of the Titans”). (Language, some action and sexual content) WIRE
‘The Purge’
A wealthy family is forced to confront the ugly side of a near-future social engineering program in which all crime is legal for one night each year. Ethan Hawke and Lena Headey star. (Strong disturbing violence and some language) DK
‘Star Trek Into Darkness’
After a series of attacks on Federation facilities, Capt. James T. Kirk (Chris Pine), Mr. Spock (Zachary Quinto) and the rest of the Enterprise crew face down a formidable villain (Benedict Cumberbatch) in this second film in the new “Star Trek” film series from director J.J. Abrams. (Intense sequences of scifi action and violence) MP
‘This is the End’
Seth Rogen, James Franco, Craig Robinson, Jonah Hill and Jay Baruchel play themselves as they try to survive the apocalypse. (Crude and sexual content throughout, brief graphic nudity, pervasive language, drug use and some violence) GL
‘World War Z’
Brad Pitt jumps on the overloaded zombie bandwagon as a United Nations employee struggling to stem the outbreak of a worldwide plague of undead nasties in this horror epic directed by Marc Forster (“Quantum of Solace,” “Finding Neverland”), based on Max Brooks’ best-selling novel. (Intense frightening zombie sequences, violence and disturbing images) SD French film, this farce centers on the large cast of wacky family members gathered for the wedding of Missy (Amanda Seyfried) and Alejandro (Ben Barnes). The cast includes Robert De Niro, Diane Keaton, Topher Grace, Susan Sarandon and Katherine Heigl. (Sex, nudity, profanity, adult themes) WIRE
‘The Croods’
Nicolas Cage, Ryan Reynolds, Emma Stone, Catherine Keener and Cloris Leachman play a prehistoric family in the animated romp. (Some scary action) SD
‘Dead Man Down’
Niels Arden Oplev, the director of the original “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” makes his American theatrical debut with this action thriller, which reunites him with Noomi Rapace and co-stars Colin Farrell, Terrence Howard and Dominic Cooper (Violence, language throughout and a scene of sexuality)
‘Escape from Planet Earth’
Brendan Fraser, Sarah Jessica Parker and Jessica Alba lend their voices to the animated alien adventure. (Action and some mild rude humor)
‘Evil Dead’
Filmmaker Sam Raimi produces a remake of his 1981 cult horror classic that ramps up the intensity. (Strong bloody violence and gore, some sexual content and language) MP
‘42’
Writer-director Brian Helgeland directs this biopic of legendary Dodgers baseball great Jackie Robinson (Chadwick Roseman). Harrison Ford, Alan Tudyk, T.R. Knight, John C. McGinley and Oklahoman Ryan Merriman round out the cast. (Thematic elements, including language) BM
‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation’
Channing Tatum returns as Duke in this big, bombastic sequel to the 2009 blockbuster, “G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra.” (Intense sequences of combat violence and martial arts action throughout, and for brief sensuality) WIRE
‘Oblivion’
Tom Cruise stars as a drone repairman on a post-apocalyptic, wartorn earth. When he rescues a beautiful stranger from a spacecraft, his world is thrown into chaos. The film is directed by Joseph Kosinski (“TRON: Legacy”), who created the story as well. (Sci-fi action violence, brief strong language, and some sensuality/nudity) DK
‘Olympus Has Fallen’
Gerard Butler plays an ex-Secret Service agent who must save the day in a thriller described as “Die Hard” in the White House, as terrorists take over 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Antoine Fuqua (“Training Day”) directs, while Morgan Freeman, Dylan McDermott, Aaron Eckhart and Ashley Judd co-star. (Strong violence and language throughout) SD
‘Oz the Great and Powerful’
Director Sam Raimi (“Spider-Man”) takes the Yellow Brick Road back to Oz with this origin story starring James Franco, Mila Kunis, Michelle Williams and Rachel Weisz. (Sequences of action and scary images and brief mild language) BM
‘Peeples’
In this comedy, an average guy (Chris Robinson, “Hot Tub Time Machine”) travels to the Hamptons to meet his girlfriend’s (Kerry Washington, “Django Unchained”) preppy family and tries to impress her father, a federal judge (David Alan Grier, TV’s “In Living Color”). (Sexual content, drug material and language) WIRE
‘Scary Movie 5’
Charlie Sheen, Lindsay Lohan, Snoop Dogg, Katt Williams and Kendra Wilkinson bring their talents to bear on the latest in the series of horror movie spoofs. (Crude and sexual content throughout, language, some drug material, partial nudity, comic violence and gore)
‘Gimme the Loot’
Two Bronx teenagers who excel at artful graffiti have one of their masterpieces buffed out by rival artists, and take revenge by plotting to tag an iconic New York City landmark. (5:30 and 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday)
‘Rescue’
This large-format documentary plunges audiences into the hard, but inspiring work of saving lives in the face of a natural disaster.